Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-30
DAILY HERALD.
social Notes from santa Monica.

Social Notes from santa Monica.
This week will be a gala time in
Santa Monica. On Wednesday the
Southern California Tennis Associa-
ton will hold its tournament to last
for four days. The playing will be on
the new asphalt courts of the Casino.
A marquee and tents will furnish
shelter from the sun. Next year a
beautiful and convenient Casino build
ing containing restaurant, reading
rooms, ball room, etc., will be built.
Every night some gaiety will amuse
the players and their fashionable
friends.
On Wednesday dance will take
place at the Arcadia; on Thursday u
concert at the Arcadia on Friday the
grand Tournament ball at Steere's
Opera House, and on Saturdaya dance
at the Arcadia again.
The Tournament ball is to be very
select and invitations are in great de-
mand as it is said that a person. s
social standing here almost depends
on recognition by the COMMITTEE.
The lady patronesses of the tourna-
ment and for the ball are: Mrs. SEN
ator Jones, Mrs. Arcadia B. de Baker,
Mrs. Abbot Kinney, Mrs. James Bett-
ner, Mrs. John f. Platter, Mrs. W. j.
Brodrick, Mrs. j. Downey Harvey,
Mrs. Patrick Robertson, Mrs. Thomas
Rhodes.
On the tournament days two Of the
lady patronesses will always be present.
A good many changes are in view in
Santa Monica.
The Arcadia has been sold to Mr..
Kowalski of San Francisco, and will he
kept by the well-known caterer Pear
son. Two hundred new rooms will be
added at once. On the west power
full syndicate controlling several mill
lions have bought into the Old Canon
and Railroad building, water works.
Wharf and breakwater will soon be in
full swing.
Mr.. Quinton, the landscape
engineer, who laid out the
beautiful Oak Knoll property,
near the Raymond has the contract
for laying out the tract. He says that
for natural beauty no place on the
Pacific Coast is equal to it. Arch
Rock is on this tract. 1t is a most
beautiful place, with picturesque
mountain cai1ons with lovely drives.
The railroad surveys will commence
on September 10th.
The tournament people are taking
all the available rooms in town.
Amongst the noted guests at the open
ing of the tennis courts last week
were Mrs. Senator Jones, Miss Jessie
Jones, Miss Gorham, Miss Holladay,
Miss Roy Jones and Mrs. Lester, Mrs.
Arcadia B. de Baker, Mrs. John T.
Gaffey, Mrs. Freeman, Don Juan
Bandini, Mr.. and Mrs. Abbot Kinney,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bettner, Robert
Bettner, Mrs. John C. Platter, Miss
Waddilove, Mrs. j. Downey Harvey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Robertson, the
Misses Robertson, Mrs. Gen. Miles,
Miss Miles, Mrs. Boothe, Miss Flash,
Miss Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs Drury Ma
lone, Mr.. and Mrs. Ely Hutchinson,
Capt and Mrs. Tomkinson, Miss Tom
kinson, Judge and Mrs. Gardiner,
Mrs. Smith, Baron and Baroness Rog-
Mat, Capt. and Mrs. Thorn, Rev. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Scott Jefireys, Mr..
and Mrs. L. B. Millar, Miss Rowan,
Mrs. Gov. Stoneman, Miss Stoneman,
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Rhodes, Miss
Estudillo, Judge and Mrs. Van Dyke,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcneil, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. Templer Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo:
l.. Waring, Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. DR..
Elliot, Messrs. Young, Carter, Baker,
Bowring, Birch, Suesserott, Saunders,
Lindsay, slauson, Hunter, Cole, Van
DYKE.